Dr. August Franz Globensky, born August Franciszek Głąbiński
Polonez News Canada commemorates Dr. August Franz Globensky on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the historic year 1776. He is remembered as one of the earliest Polish-born military figures connected with the history of Canada, recognized as “The Very First Polish Soldier in Canada.”
He served as a surgeon with a British auxiliary regiment during the American Revolutionary War — an early connection between Poland and North America, long before the major waves of Polish immigration to Canada. The commemoration was proclaimed by Marek Jozef D. Goldyn, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Polonez News Canada, under the auspices of the European Club of Canada and the Goldyn Diplomatic Academy of Canada.
